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I stumbled across the original Ocean's 11 movie and noticed that one of the eleven, Henry Silva, is still alive. Wikipedia has him at age 89, but a friend, who blogged about him, said he was 91 in 2017: https://www.geralddipego.com/blog/2017/10/3/a-toast-to-all-these-men Edit: DDP pick with age 89..hmm...

I've never knitted (knot?) an animal, nor anything else, but if I did, it would be a hamster. Edit: Fuck, I thought this was my 5000th post. Edit: Damnit, the stupid BBC one is it.

Troubled individual....

Bill Gates' father, Bill Gates Sr., 92, has Alzheimer's: https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/912091/bill-gates-alzheimers-father-diagnosed-dementia-maria-shriver-television-interview

Melbourne businessmann, Grand Prix boss, and man with a lot of connections, Ron Walker, dead at 78. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5329083/Businessman-former-Grand-Prix-boss-Ron-Walker-died.html

February team: 1) Bob Dole 2) Philomena Lynott 3) Genesis P-Orridge 4) Tessa Jowell 5) Barry Crimmins

Interesting... will I meet him in round two? Deathray, you are only a second-class troll!!

Alcock's death elevates quite a few could-be contenders to real contenders. He was a bit of a blind spot for me. Instead of Johnny Hubbard my B-team should have had him or Armfield.

Nothing really new, BUT: the NHS can only give him more time. Essentially, he's looking for a cure to an incurable disease.

Ian Toothill vs. Sara Chivers.... Men climb mountains, women give birth...

You say that you sometimes forget to take your meds... well, I never take them.

But how else can I get closer... to you...?

Yes, I remember last year the Cup really burned me out. At some point, enough is enough.

German jazz musician and holocaust survivor, Coco Schumann, dead at 93: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-5324761/Jazz-musician-Nazi-camp-survivor-Coco-Schumann-dies-93.html As a jew, he literally played for his life - at the concentration camp.

This combination was irresistible for the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/28/dennis-peron-medical-marijuana-california-dies

Dennis Peron, double points for LGBT and marijuana activist, dead at 71 from lung cancer: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Dennis-Peron-called-father-of-medical-12531260.php

Last week, I read a book on Howard Hughes, one of my top 5 favourite historical celebrities. His thread would have been spectacular. Also, I've been thinking about a Howard Hughes-related theme team, but most interesting people have died. His cousin, William Lummis, died last year. Senator Bob Bennett, who apparently was a double agent at one point, was a DDP pick and died 2 years ago. Clifford Irving just died... Some of the survivors are former wives/girlfriends/rumoured girlfriends: Olivia De Havilland and Terry Moore. Or his former attorney Frank Morse. Or maybe some of the people who played him on film, especially Dean Stockwell (and Warren Beatty?). Possibly also Stan Lee who modeled Tony Stark/Iron Man after Hughes. But I think it's hard to get more than 10 names.

Team submitted, I hope they all pass (the notability test, and away) Good luck Mr. Key.

The theme team league will most likely go to P@F only girls.

I really like bladan's new avatar. I think I am going to change mine soon as well.

There might be something wrong with Australian Idol winner Stan Walker: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5318837/Stan-Walker-eats-healthy-salad-amid-health-concerns.html Could it be the cancer gene he inherited?

I cannot calculate scores for every team...well I could, but it would take weeks or months. But as the year goes on, the official scoreboard might change and the teams that do very well, will all be calculated, too.

Chris Betancourt is now talking to Peter Jackson after never having watched the Lord of the Rings movies: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/peter-jackson-sends-message-to-terminally-ill-lord-of-the-rings-fan-a8180846.html Apparently, the Independent is unable to spell his name right and calls him "Bentacourt" and "Belancourt".

The coup or the hospitalization?